Impatiens gardneriana Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 3: t. 1050 1846. (Syn: Impatiens setosa Hook.f. & Thomson); Annual, 30-40 cm high; stems creeping at base and rooting, ascending branched or not. Leaves opposite and whorled, ovate-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, cuneate at base, serrate at margin, acuminate at apex, 3-12 x 1-4 cm, ciliate at margin towards base, sparsely pubescent; petioles 1.2-3.5 cm long, pubescent. Peduncles filiform, 2-3.5 cm long, glabrous. Flowers axillary, solitary or in fascicles, ca 2.5 cm across, pink. Lateral sepals ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, ciliate. Lip cymbiform; spur curved upwards, ca 1.8 cm long, slender. Standard suborbicular-obovate, apiculate, dorsally keeled. Wings 2-lobed; lobes obovate, distal lobe larger. Capsules terete, ca 1.5 cm long; seeds hairy. Flowering and fruiting: July-November Along margins of evergreen forests Southern Western Ghats (Endemic) (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi ANSEPT40 Impatiens sp. for ID : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4). Charmady Ghat 14th September 2014 I feel it is Impatiens gardneriana Wight. Yes, it is Impatiens gardneriana! Yes I agree with the identification by ... TSPOCT2015-26:Images of Impatiens gardneriana shared : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) It is my pleasure to share a few images of Impatiens gardneriana (Balsaminaceae) endemic to the Western Ghats of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. IUCN Threat Status: Endangered-EN ( B1 ab iii ) Habit: terrestial-epiphytic herb Habitat: Evergreen forest fringe Sighting: Gutti-Devaramane, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1400 msl Date: 12-08-2015 ID help: Dr.V.Bhaskar I wonder where all these plants were hiding so far! Impatiens ¿ dasysperma / talbotii ? FOR ID :: Charmadi Ghat :: 12 NOV 2016 :: DVDEC06 : 5 posts by 2 authors. 5 images. Charmadi Ghat Karnataka Date: 12 NOV 2016 ... Altitude: explored between: 873 - 976 m (2863 - 3201 ft) asl Impatiens ¿ dasysperma / talbotii ? ... (family: Balsaminaceae) Dear friends, I think this must be Impatiens dasysperma; please validate if the pictures afford relevant aspects for ID. efi page on Impatiens dasysperma with images this is I. gardneriana 121-TSP-ID-11DEC2016-2:Impatiens sp @ Kottigehara for ID : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Kindly examine and identify this Impatiens sp (Balsaminaceae) Habit:Herb Habitat:Wild,evergreen forest fringe Sighting:Kottigehara,Chikmagalur,Karnataka about 1000 msl Date:28-11-2015 Thanks, ... Pl. Also Check with comparative images in EFI site. I have seen similar Impatiens (most probably could be I. dasysperma) along Charmadi Ghat, Kemmangundi Road ... I have posted my query for validation. Impatiens gardneriana. |
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